abnormality

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noun

The condition of being abnormal: aberrance, aberrancy, aberration, anomaly, deviance, deviancy, deviation, irregularity, preternaturalness, unnaturalness. See good/bad, usual/unusual.

n

Definition: state of being different from standard or norm
Antonyms: normality, normalness, sameness, standard

1. the state of being unlike the usual condition.
2. a malformation.

• inherited a. — a defect of anatomy or function acquired by the patient from its parents by way of inherited material passed through the germ cells from which the patient originated. See also inheritance.

For a list of words related to abnormality, see:

• Defects and Disabilities - abnormality: physical malformation or dysfunction
• Diagnostic Terminology - abnormality: malformed part or dysfunctional process
• Agitation, Abnormality, and Instability - abnormality: deviation from normal, accepted behavior

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - abnormalitet, unormal egenskab, usædvanlig hændelse

Nederlands (Dutch)
abnormaliteit

Français (French)
n. - caractère anormal, caractère exceptionnel, (Biol, Psych) anomalie, (Méd) difformité, malformation

Deutsch (German)
n. - Abweichung, Mißbildung, Anomalie

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ανωμαλία, δυσμορφία, τερατωδία, έκτρωμα

Italiano (Italian)
anomalia, anormalità

Português (Portuguese)
n. - anormalidade (f)

Русский (Russian)
ненормальность, аномалия, психопатия

Español (Spanish)
n. - anormalidad, anomalía, desventaja, impedimento

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - abnormitet, avvikelse

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
异常, 反常, 畸形, 变态, 反常的事物

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 異常, 反常, 畸形, 變態, 反常的事物

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 이상, 변태, 변칙

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 異常, 異常なもの, 奇形

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) شذوش, شيء شاذ‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אי-נורמליות‬

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